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Doctors warn RAT solution could be toxic to kids

A chemical in the tests' solution is 'well known' for its potential to cause harmful effects, say US poison experts
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10 February 2022
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Doctors in the US have warned that the reagent used in some of the rapid antigen tests (RATs) available in Australia may be harmful, and even toxic in children.

Many of the COVID-19 kits available for home-testing contain sodium azide as a component of the reagent solution, they write in the American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 

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